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Baku 2013 -2015
Baku Life
Travels in Azerbaijan: Quba and Xinaliq
Travels in Axerbaijan: Sheki, Lahic and Ivanovka
Travels in Azerbaijan: Lankaran and Lerik
Passion for Fashion: Harvey Nichols in Baku
Spring is in the Air : Spring Festivals, Novruz and Easter
Yo Yo Times : Settling in after a trip home
Living in Baku : Reflections on a Year in Baku
Moving to Baku: Living in Baku – A Caucasian Adventure
House Hunting in Baku: Tales of the Bakunese Bath Pod
Shopping in Baku: Welcome to Baku!
Football Match in Baku: Having a Ball
Exhibition Review: Love Me, Love Me Not
Icheri Sheher and Q Gallery: Strolling on a Sunny Sunday Afternoon
Baku Restaurants Reviewed
Adam’s Curries : Show Me The Curry!
Baku Cafe : The Green Green Grass of Home Now closed
Baku Roasting Company : A Right Roasting
Beyrut: A Good Sense of Humous – relocated to 23A Yusif Mammedaliyev Street, just around the corner from its previous venue
Bistro Beer Garden: Strolling on a Sunny Sunday Afternoon
Blackberry Cafe, 28th May Mall: Coming Out in Baku
Buddha Bar : A Buddha what you fancy
Cafés on or around Nizami : I like Coffee, I Like Tea
Casual Brasserie: A Casual Acquaintance
Entree : The Big Breakfast – one outlet now closed
Elvet Steakhouse: A Meaty Fist in an Elvet Glove
Evde Amburan: Evde Lasting Love – under new chef
Evde City : Evde, you’ve got me on my Knees – under new chef Now closed
Falafel Shop : Fundamental Falafel
Flavour Restaurant : Do me a Flavour!
Garage Iskender: Turkish Delight
Harbour Grill & Tap: Hello Sailor!
Imereti : No Sweet, Georgia Brown
La Fontaine : A Jay dressed in Peacock’s Feathers
Landmark Hotel Snack and Salad Bar : Luncheon Meet
London Pub: Rub a dub dub, Four Brits in a Pub
Mari Vanna : Babushka, Babushka, Babushka, Ya Ya
Midpoint Cafe and Restaurant: Low Point at Midpoint – now renamed KuKu
Nargiz Cafe, Harvey Nichols: Passion for Fashion
Nur Lounge, Fairmont Hotel: Face Time at The Fairmont
Oro Nero : Oiling the Wheels – now relaunched
Paul Bakery: Strawberry Tarts Forever!
Paul’s Rock and Steak Bar: In Baku’s Swiss Utopia
Pivnaya Apteka: Nil by Mouth, Fluids Only
Qis Qalasi Tea Garden: Strolling on a Sunny Sunday Afternoon
Rast Cafe: They Saw Us Coming!
Sahil : A Guiding Light on the Shore
Scalini, Bakikhanov St.: Where the King meets La Lollo
Scalini, Port Baku: Stepping up to the Plate
Sea Breeze Resort: Blowing in the Wind
Sketch : Overpriced. Overcooked. Over Here.
Tosca: Not a Night at The Opera
Vapiano: When the Moon hits your Eye like a Big Pizza Pie
Wok Inn: Wok Inn All Over The World – now closed
Zaffarano, Hotel Four Seasons: Four Seasons’ Greetings
(Zafferano, Hotel Four Seasons: Tea for Three) outdated version
Zest Lifestyle Cafe, JW Marriott Absheron: Zest for Life
Baku Health & Wellbeing
The Nail Spa, ISR Plaza: Baku’s got Talons (mani/pedi and threading)
ESPA Spa, Fairmont Hotel: Face Time at The Fairmont (Facial)
Feet First, Hotel JW Marriott: Feet First (Reflexology)
Baku People
Sarah Knill-Jones, Artist in Baku and London
Lorna Buckley, Animal Rescue Baku
Sahib Mahmudov, the Magic Carpet Man
Gwen Burchell MBE, Founder of United Aid for Azerbaijan, UAFA
Nazila Bahrami, The Bee’s Knees
Anita Engbrecht, Protocol Manager at The European Games 2015 in Baku
Chingiz Alasgarov : Supervisor at The Baku Cafe
Miscellaneous Notes to Readers